CHAPTER 3: ASSESSING AND DIAGNOSING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

CHAPTER 3: ASSESSING AND DIAGNOSING PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The systematic evaluation of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person with a possible mental disorder is known as clinical ________________.

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               1; APALO: 4.2.c

MSC:  TYPE: Factual

2. The process of determining whether an individual’s symptoms meet the criteria for a specific psychological disorder is called _____________.

ANS:  B                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               1; APALO: 4.2.c

MSC:  TYPE: Factual

3. The process of clinical assessment is psychopathology has been equated to using a _________ to determine the source of the problem.

ANS:  A                    DIF:    Moderate                  OBJ:               1; APALO: 4.2.c

MSC:  TYPE: Conceptual

4. In order to be useful, assessment techniques should be based on _______________.

ANS:  C                    DIF:    Easy                         OBJ:               1; APALO: 4.2c

MSC:  TYPE: Conceptual

5. Typically, the first part of the assessment process is to

ANS:  D                    DIF:    Moderate                  OBJ:               1; APALO: 4.2.c

MSC:   TYPE: Applied